CVE-2026-45010 - phpMyFAQ - Unauthenticated Two-Factor Authentication Brute-Force via /admin/check Endpoint

CVE-2026-45010 - phpMyFAQ - Unauthenticated Two-Factor Authentication Brute-Force via /admin/check Endpoint

https://cvefeed.io/rssfeed/latest.atom / Fri, 05/15/2026 - 23:24
CVE ID :CVE-2026-45010
Published : May 15, 2026, 7:17 p.m. | 17 minutes ago
Description :phpMyFAQ before 4.1.2 contains an improper restriction of excessive authentication attempts vulnerability in the /admin/check endpoint, which accepts arbitrary user-id parameters without session binding or rate limiting. Unauthenticated attackers can brute-force any user's six-digit TOTP code by submitting POST requests with sequential token values, bypassing two-factor authentication to gain full administrative access.
Severity: 9.1 | CRITICAL
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